Finland vs Sweden: Centralization of Political Power Index

Finland
0.024
in 2025
Sweden
0.023
in 2025
Finland rank
168th
Sweden rank
169th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • Finland
  • Sweden
00.10.20.30.4178919072025

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.024 against 0.023 in Sweden, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.

Finland ranks 168th and Sweden ranks 169th of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.